Sports Commissioner yet to receive application for Manny Pacquiao's Kuala Lumpur fight
April 22, 2018 (11.23am): A press conference was held in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, announcing the fight between Manny Pacquiao and Lucas Matthysse will be held at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur on July 15. The press conference was organised by MP (Manny Pacquiao) Production. I t is learnt Manila-based MP Production is still looking for a local organiser for the fight. For the record, Section 36 of the Sports Development Act 1997 states: -- ORIGINAL POST Professional boxer Manny Pacquiao (pic) had on March 7 confirmed his next fight will be on June 24, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Filipino Senator believed his opponent would be World Boxing Association (WBA) (regular) welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse. Manny was quoted by the Manila Times saying: "It's already final I'm going to fight in Malaysia on June 24. It is against Matthysse. I'll be ready for the preparation and it's going to be 11 weeks." Sports Commissioner D...